Are 4.0 Spd Terms

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Photolysis

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the chemical decomposition of materials under the influence of light

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Biodegradation

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to decay and become absorbed by environment

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Vapor extraction

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a physical treatment process for in situ remediation of volatile contaminants in vadose zone (unsaturated) soils. SVE is also referred to as in situ soil venting or vacuum extraction.

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Restrictive covenants

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provision within property deed that restricts the use of a property by the owner.

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Solar altitude

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angle of sun above the horizon

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Azimuth

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angle north or south from an east-west line

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Four Climate Regions

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cool, temperate, hot-humid, hot-arid

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Winter Solstice

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12/21, least sun and lowest sun angle

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Autumnal Equinox

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9/21, equal sun and dark, sun rises & sets @ equator

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Summer Solstice

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6/21, most sun and highest sun angle

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Vernal Equinox

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3/21, equal sun and dark, sun rises & sets @ equator

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Passive Solar Cooling

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utilizes concepts of shading, natural ventilation, radiative cooling, evaporative cooling and ground coupling

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Radiative Cooling

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uses thermal mass to store heat during day and release heat to the outside at night

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Ground Coupling

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uses stable coolness of the earth to cool a building, typically uses a ground-source heat pump

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Aboveground Drainage

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involves sheet flow, gutters built into roadways and parking areas, ground swales as part of landscaping, and channels.

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Underground Drainage

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utilizes perforated drains and enclosed storm sewers that carry runoff from the site to a municipal storm sewer system or to a natural drainage outlet.

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Manhole spacing

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50’

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Catch Basin

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a receptacle, located where a street gutter opens into a sewer, designed to retain matter that would not readily pass through the sewer.

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Drain Inlet

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allows stormwater to run directly into the storm sewer.

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Drainage System Capacity

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is based on the size of the area to be drained, runoff coefficient, and the amount of water to be drained during the most severe storm anticipated in the design.

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Building Sewer

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portion of horizontal piping of the sanitary sewer system outside the building, and before the connection to the main sewer

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Parking space size: Standard and Compact

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9’ x 19’, 7.5’ x 15’

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Planting widths: trees and grass and/or groundcover

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7’ and 4’

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One Acre

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43,560 sf

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Section

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1 mile x 1 mile, 640 acres

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¼ Section

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¼ mile x ¼ mile

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Hectare (ha)

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10,000 sq meters

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Baseline

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parallel (line that follows latitudes of earth) used as the basis for the east‐west layout of the US Survey system

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Standard Parallels

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parallels between the baselines in the US Survey

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Principal Meridian

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meridian (north-south line that follows longitude of earth) that serves as the basis for the north‐south grid layout of the US Survey

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Guide meridian

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meridians between the principal meridians

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Metes‐and‐bounds

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verbal description of land that begins at a known point and describes the bearing